Georgia Tech at Navy

Saturday, October 24, 1942

No. 6 Georgia Tech beat Navy 21–⁠0. It was their second meeting; after it, the series stood even at 1–⁠1.

Away6Georgia Tech9–⁠2 in 1942
21
HomeNavy5–⁠4 in 1942
0

FinalHigh 62°F, low 55°F, 0.02 in. of rainAttendance 20,000

In the newspapers

  • The Evening star's story: Whm Rally Tells Washington Noe Dame Ends Illinois Streak 2714 Georgia Tech Navy Easily; Georgetown Beaten Cost|eberry PAGES Engineers; Middies Make Line Threat Freshman Intercepts Aerial and GoIIops . 95 Yards for First Score at Annapolis

    Evening star, District of Columbia, October 25, 1942, page 33

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    Whm Rally Tells Washington Noe Dame Ends Illinois Streak 2714 Georgia Tech Navy Easily; Georgetown Beaten Cost|eberry PAGES Engineers; Middies Make Line Threat Freshman Intercepts Aerial and GoIIops . 95 Yards for First Score at Annapolis ANNAPOLIS Md, Oct A-Georga Techs Engineers buzzed Navy with three light today 20 victory the Mdshpmen before congregation 10000 faithful the largest football gathering Crabtown Paced by Clint Caseberry freshman who picks his dogs and lays em down in decidedly STYLE old Bill Aexanders outfit swept to

Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The text is the machine reading of the page, mistakes and all.

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Navy 63% to win. Georgia Tech won as Elo’s underdog.

Georgia Tech leads 16–⁠9 in 25 meetings, counting the 23 since this game.

Recent meetings
2001Georgia Tech 70, Navy 7
2000Georgia Tech 40, Navy 13
1999Georgia Tech 49, Navy 14
1996Navy 36, Georgia Tech 26
1981Navy 20, Georgia Tech 14
1980Navy 19, Georgia Tech 8

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